On the Question of the Theoretical Foundations of Social Work with Servicemen (Based on World and Domestic Theories)

Abstract

The article for the first time reveals the theoretical foundations of modern social work with servicemen in Ukraine on the basis of analysis of theories of social work, taking into account the peculiarities of military service as a profession, the purpose of social work in the army. The methodology chose an epistemological approach to the study. And the methods for research were: theoretical analysis of sources, concretization, generalization, systematization. The article analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of comprehensively oriented, psychologically oriented and sociologically oriented theories of social work. The authors on the basis of theoretical analysis of sources, features of military service formulated a list of theories that should be used in the implementation of social work with servicemen. For these theories identified their advantages, capabilities, limits and problem area of application. the theory of help for self-help and the theory of education for social work with servicemen are analyzed. It is shown that there is no universal theory for such social work, their complex is expedient for application in practice of rendering of social services. It is proved that feminist and free-radical theories are not suitable for work with military.